Interventional therapy for neonates with critical congenital heart disease.
Transcatheter interventional therapies for children continue to evolve at a remarkable rate. Perhaps no where are these procedures more important than in the critically ill newborn. In this core curriculum review article several of the most commonly performed interventions performed in critically ill newborns are discussed with regards to technique and outcomes.
Kutty
Shelby
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Joint Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Nebraska/Creighton University, Children's Hospital of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Zahn
Evan M
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003422:Critical Care; D003664:Decompression / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000628:therapy; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000628:therapy; D011677:Punctures; D015607:Stents; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome